Welcome to the fourm!

First question I have for you:  how aer you viewing the "correct" jpg file?  with a color managed program, or what?

Next, check your import settings, make sure when you import files you are not inadvertantly applying a preset.

I don't think it would be in export settings, because you exported and it showed up "correctly", so either you need to calibrate your monitor (yes, quite likely)  or you have a preset set.

The reason it could be the above is: when you imported as a catalog, it would not apply presets as it would if you imported directly.  And your catalog file was created on a different computer with a different monitor, so you could have set the color balance/etc just fine, but your local monitor is messed up and showing you wierd things.

I'd have to see a screen grab of your develop module to get a clue as to where it is; take a look at the histogram, for example.. does it have actual white in it, or is it "warm"? If so, your screen profile is messed up!  Try setting it (temporarily) to sRGB and see what it looks like.

Cheers!

Ah!

  Okay, that's a different issue then.  So, a couple of questions: what monitor are you using?  Is it profiled?  LR uses pro photo rgb, and by default PS uses adobe rgb, I think.  But your monitor is srgb unless you have a wide gamut display!  So many spaces.  There is an additional problem that LR is a lot more sensitive to display profiles than other programs.

Could we see a screen grab of LR?  For example, one of the upper right corner of the develop window.. In particular, what does the historgram look like?

You can test some of this stuff by changing your OS screen profiles temporarily to sRGB and see what it looks like.

Cheers!

No, calibrating won't make other things look bad.

Look at the histogram from the desktop. There's a distinct colour cast in the area that should be grey. That's a sure sign that your monitor profile is bad. You have to properly calibrate it. Any $100 calibration tool will be fine.

Hal

That was exactly why I asked to see the historgram...  everything has a color cast (including buttons), which means your monitor is not calibrated.

Okay, so here's the deal:  Everything is set to sRGB, _except_ LR.  Lr doesn't run in that space, you have to calibrate it to look right.

So, best choice, pick up a calibration tool... spyder, i1, all do a fine job.   And no, it won't mess up anything else, because you won't be relying on "standard" screen definitions that aren't exactly right for anything!

Cheers!